Annual Scams and Cybercrime Brief 2024
Overall Increase: Total scam and cybercrime cases increased by 10.8% to 55,810 cases in 2024 (up from 50,376 in 2023) Scam cases specifically increased by 10.6% to 51,501 cases Total financial losses rose by 70.6% to at least $1.1 billion (up from $651.8 million)...
A Response to Singapore’s Proposed Caning for Scammers
Charis Chan makes several compelling points about the ineffectiveness and ethical concerns of Singapore's proposed caning punishment for scammers. Key Points from the Article Charis argues that caning would be ineffective for several reasons: The potential financial...
Protecting Your Privacy Online
Security Fundamentals Link and Attachment Caution: Avoid clicking suspicious links or opening unexpected attachments. When in doubt, verify the sender through alternative means. 2. Password Management: Create unique, complex passwords combining uppercase,...
Oblivion’s 19th Anniversary Celebrated Modestly
. Bethesda marked Oblivion's 19th anniversary with a minimal social media post featuring a sweet roll with a candle. Many fans were hoping for an announcement of the rumoured Oblivion remaster, which has been speculated about since leaks in 2023 The Elder Scrolls...
Assasin’s Creed Shadow PC Port Analysis
Isaiah Williams considers Assassin's Creed Shadows to be one of the most beautiful PC ports they've ever experienced, comparing its visual quality to post-patch Cyberpunk 2077. Key points about performance and visuals: The game features exceptional graphics but is...
Controversy over Sniper: Phantom Resolution Game
A game called "Sniper: Phantom's Resolution" was removed from Steam on March 20, 2025, after players discovered that the "demo" linked from the game's official website (which was also linked on the Steam page) contained sophisticated malware. The malware was...
How to Protect Online Privacy
The Privacy Problem: Most Americans feel they've "lost control" over their personal data collection and sharing Only 10% feel confident that social media companies protect their data 46% of U.S. companies suffered data breaches in 2018 What Data Is Being Collected:...
Warhammer 40,000: Darktide Review
The new Mortis Trials mode is: A rogue-lite wave defence mode with 12 escalating waves of enemies Available to players at trust level 13 Focused on accessibility and immediate fun (unlike the more challenging Havoc mode) Coming very soon - March 25, 2025 (next week)...
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 – A Review
Sandfall Interactive is developing the game, with Guillaume Broche as the creative director and François Meurisse as the producer/COO. Development started in 2019 as Broche's passion project because he was "starving for new turn-based RPG games." Following Persona 5's...
Privacy Protection Methods
Encryption: Protects your data by converting it into code that can only be accessed with the right key. Many secure file-sharing services automatically encrypt uploaded data. Two-factor authentication (2FA) adds an extra security layer by requiring two forms of...